Description
A moist apple cardamom cake topped with a rich pistachio cream.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup Greek yogurt, plain
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cardamom
- 4 cups baking apples, peeled, cored, chopped
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon cardamom
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1 cup pistachios, roasted
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch cake pan.
- Make the apple cardamom cake batter. Whisk together vegetable oil with eggs, Greek yogurt, and vanilla until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour with sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cardamom. Add the wet ingredients to the flour mixture, stirring just until combined. Fold in the chopped apples and pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.
- Make the cinnamon-sugar streusel. Combine sugar with cinnamon, cardamom, and melted butter until well combined. Sprinkle the streusel on top of the cake.
- Bake the cake for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove the cake from the oven and let cool completely on a wire rack.
- Meanwhile, make the pistachio cream. In a food processor, grind the pistachios until smooth, about 5 minutes. Add the powdered sugar and process until combined. Add water and process until smooth and thick, another 1-2 minutes. Add heavy cream and process until creamy and thick, about 5 minutes. Chill the pistachio cream until ready to serve. The cream will thicken as it chills.
Notes
- Make sure to use fresh baking apples for the best flavor.
- Chill the pistachio cream for a few hours before serving.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 50mg